2019 Special Benefits For Certain World II Special benefits can be paid to certain World When the benefits stop War II veterans. These include veterans who Benefits will stop if: served in the active United States from September 16, 1940, through July 24, 1947. It • You tell us that you no longer consider also includes Filipino veterans who served in yourself to be residing outside the the organized military of the Philippines from United States; July 26, 1941, through December 30, 1946 • You visit the United States and stay for more (while those forces were in the service of the than a full calendar month. For example, if U.S. Armed Forces). The special veterans you come to the United States on the first day of the month and leave before the end of benefits are payable for months in which the month (February 1 to 28), your benefits qualified veterans live outside the United States. will not be affected. However, if you come to the United States January 15, your benefits Who may qualify will stop on March 1 as you spent the entire To qualify for special veterans benefits, you month of February in the country; must meet all of the following requirements: • You come to the United States to visit • Be age 65 or older as of December 14, 1999; and decide to stay. Your benefits will stop effective with the earlier of the following: • Be a World War II as described above; — The month after the month in which you • Be eligible for Supplemental Security Income decide to live in the United States; or (SSI) by December 1999; — The month after the first full calendar • Be eligible for SSI for the month you apply month you were in the United States. for special veterans benefits; and • Have other benefit income that is less Special veterans benefit amount than 75 percent of the current SSI federal benefit rate. By law, the amount of the monthly special veterans benefits cannot be more than 75 “Other benefit income” usually means any percent of the current SSI federal benefit rate. recurring payments you get regularly, such as To figure out the amount of your monthly special annuities, pensions, retirement, or disability veterans benefits, we take 75 percent of the benefits. These special veterans benefits current SSI federal benefit rate and subtract the can’t be paid to the veteran’s dependents amount of any other benefit income you receive or survivors. for the month. When the benefits start For 2019, the SSI federal benefit rate is $771.00. This means that your total other If you qualify, you’ll receive benefits for each monthly benefit income must be less than month in which you reside outside the United $578.25 (75 percent of $771.00) for you to States on the first day of the month. receive special veterans benefits.

(over) SocialSecurity.gov Special Benefits For Certain World War II Veterans Things you need to give us Following are examples of the kind of information you may need to provide: • Proof of birth date; • Proof of your other income; • Proof of your military service in World War II, such as U.S. military discharge papers (showing discharge under conditions other than dishonorable); • Proof of service in the organized forces of the Commonwealth of the Philippines; and • Proof of residence in a country other than the United States.

Contacting Social Security For more than 80 years, Social Security has helped secure today and tomorrow by providing information, benefits, and financial protection for millions of people throughout their life’s journey. Contact your local Social Security office for more information about applying for benefits. If you’re in the Philippines, contact the Social Security office in Manila, 1201 Roxas Boulevard, Ermita 0930 MANILA. If you live in Mexico, contact the nearest U.S. Social Security office or the United States Embassy, Paseo de la Reforma 305, 06500, Mexico D. F., Mexico. Contact the nearest Social Security office if you live in American Samoa, Guam, Puerto Rico, or the U.S. Virgin Islands. If you live in the British Virgin Islands, Canada, or Samoa, you also may contact a U.S. Social Security office. If you’re living in any other country, contact the nearest Federal Benefits Unit. This publication is available in Tagalog on our website at www.socialsecurity.gov/pubs/ TL-05-10157.pdf.

Social Security Administration Publication No. 05-10157 January 2019 Special Benefits For Certain World War II Veterans Produced and published at U.S. taxpayer expense

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